Posts Tagged ‘Central’

Obama says FBI is incompetent?

Will that soon be in the headlines?by Craig Masters In order to believe President Obama’s version of the Petraeus resignation, and certainly 30 or 40 million voters do, the demise of General Petraeus lies elsewhere. Consider the credentials of the now former director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Princeton Ph.D., author of today’s Army Field [...]

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Republicans say Petraeus will still testify despite resignation

by Peter Grady –   Republican lawmakers have said that CIA Director, former General David Petraeus will still be required to testify before Congress about the department’s role in the Benghazi incident, calling his testimony “essential.”   Last Friday, General David Petraeus suddenly announced he was stepping down from his post as head of the [...]

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500 Generals, Admirals support Romney

by Matt Lacy –   Continuing a trend among military members who have serious concerns about President Obama’s tenure as commander-in-chief, over 500 former generals and admirals from all branches of the military have publicly came out in support of Romney.   The admirals and generals announced their support for Republican challenger Mitt Romney in [...]

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Fed plans Forceful non-traditional actions

By Craig Masters Recovery slope for US is still rising Friday, as expected, Ben Bernanke announced that the Fed would need to take action to adjust the markets. Analysts who study the language of the Bernankes of the world so they can interpret for the rest of us have said that Friday’s remarks were especially [...]

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American Pie – 2013 Chevy Malibu Eco

by Stu WrightDon McLean’s magnum opus (best work), “American Pie”, was written and performed in 1971, thereafter becoming the No. One U. S. hit and staying in that position for four weeks during 1972.  When asked, years later, what “American Pie” means, McLean responded that it “means I never have to work again.”  The song’s [...]

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Disgraced Greeley schools need immediate changes across the board

by Craig Masters It is no longer possible for second and third rate schools to hide. Greeley schools have clearly demonstrated consistent performance – in the bottom third and worse. But the news for Greeley isn’t all bad. The readily available public access to Colorado schools’ ratings in clear and easy to understand terms is [...]

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Sunken Treasure – Land Rover LR4

By Stu Wright In December of 1981, a new military regime took control of the country of Argentina.  The new junta was made up of Gen. Leopoldo Galtieri, Brig. Basilio Lami Dozo, and Adm. Jorge Anaya.  The latter was the main architect of a military solution to Argentina’s claim over the Falkland Islands, a claim [...]

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Evans Senior Center

by Betty Grauberger   Senior Friday Lunches are back.  These are in the format of soup/salad/baked potato type lunches where it is not necessary to make a reservation.   We will be serving from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and the cost per person will be $4.50….catering done by Randy Millsap.   We hope you will take [...]

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Evans Senior Center

by Betty Grauberger   Senior Friday Lunches are back.  These are in the format of soup/salad/baked potato type lunches where it is not necessary to make a reservation.   We will be serving from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and the cost per person will be $4.50….catering done by Randy Millsap.   We hope you will take [...]

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Greeley Central High School presents “The Miracle Worker”

Staff Reports – Thespian Troupe 657 and the Arts Magnet Program at Greeley Central High School present “The Miracle Worker” Nov. 10—12 at 7:30 p.m.   The play tells the incredible story of Annie Sullivan and her efforts to teach Helen Keller how to understand and communicate within her blind and deaf world.  The play [...]

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Greeley Central HS hosts Andy Meyers CC Invitational

Monfort Park and Greeley Central HS played host to the Andy Meyers Invitational cross country meet Friday afternoon. The weather was ideal as 8 high schools and 10 middle schools from northern Colorado competed their boy’s and girl’s thinclads in 5k and 3k runs. The highlight of the high school meet was the outstanding and [...]

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Indonesia: Ministry of Health approves “guidelines” for female genital mutilation

By Craig Masters The photos are horrific. Groups of young Muslim girls gathered by their own mothers and other family members, held down and screaming in pain while the perverted followers of the political system called Islam mutilate their sex organs in a mass “ceremony” totally endorsed and practiced throughout the Muslim world. But Indonesia [...]

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Student Spotlight

Forest Desmond                    Name: Forest Desmond   Age:18   School: Greeley Central Grade: 12th   GPA: 3.5   Parent’s name: Brenda and Boak Desmond   Interests: weightlifting and football   Other sports: Track   Favorite music and artist: Drake, Tech 9 and Lil’ Wayne   Favorite Movie: [...]

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Berthoud downs Wildcats 47-27

Turnovers and poor field position mar Greeley Central opener       Story and Photos By Jim Merriott   The Berthoud Spartan football team defeated the Greeley Central Wildcats 47-27 at District 6 Stadium Friday night.   Berthoud, took advantage of four costly turnovers during the game by the Wildcats to set up the winning scores. [...]

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Wildcats prepare for home opener against Berthoud

Story and Photos By Jim Merriott With the hot sun beating down over the Greeley Central practice football field, head coach Mike Heathly goes about his coaching in a workman like manner. Heathley, enters his sixth year as the Wildcats coach. After coming of a 5-5 season last year and a 2-4 Northern Conference record that [...]

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A Strong Central Government Insures Equality, Prosperity for All

The Obama Plan –  by Craig Masters  – Only a larger, stronger federal government can save the American Dream. This was the message that supporters of the Democratic Party budget plan brought to U.S. House and Senate members’ offices across the country Tuesday, July 26. With only about a week remaining before the advertised default [...]

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Redneck Fishing

By Mike Bauman A redneck with a bucket full of live fish was approached recently by a game warden in  Central Mississippi  as he started to drive his boat away from a lake. The game warden yelled at the man, “May I see your fishing license please?” “Naw, sir,” replied the redneck.  “I don’t need [...]

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Majority of Dayspring students part of dramatic production

61 percent of school involved in production of “Beauty and the Beast” By Jack Minor   Dayspring Christian Academy’s upcoming production of Beauty and the Beast involves students from a  diverse range of interests including those in the athletic and academic departments.  Lindy Welch, head of the drama department, has been teaching at the school for [...]

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Mexican Drug Guns Coming from Central America Not US Sources

By Mike Bauman Recent claims by Mexican President Calderone, then parroted by members of the US Congress and  President Obama, have widely claimed that the vast majority of firearms used by the murderous criminal  cartel members in Mexico originated in the US. However, recent testimony by US military officials brings these claims into question. Gen. [...]

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Government software tricks social networks

  by Jack Minor   As part of the war on terror the Air Force has contracted  for the creation of software that will give government agencies the ability to generate multiple identities on social networking sites and appear as real people.  The Examiner.com reported the contract with private intelligence companies would design software that will [...]

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Robin Jene Reed

February 15, 1975 ~ December 26, 2010 Greeley, Colorado Robin Reed of Greeley died December 26, 2010 at North Colorado Medical Center.  Robin was born February 15, 1975 in Greeley to David L. and Donna J. (Ley) Reed. Robin was raised in Greeley and graduated from Greeley Central High School.  She worked as an office [...]

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Robin Jene Reed

February 15, 1975 ~ December 26, 2010 Greeley, Colorado Robin Reed of Greeley died December 26, 2010 at North Colorado Medical Center.  Robin was born February 15, 1975 in Greeley to David L. and Donna J. (Ley) Reed. Robin was raised in Greeley and graduated from Greeley Central High School.  She worked as an office [...]

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Registered Sex Offenders in Evans with Photos and Addresses

By Mike Bauman The following is a list of registered sex offenders who reside in Evans.  (Source:  www.cityofevans.org) Eric Breuer 3914 Goldrush Ct Sexual Assault on a Child Peter Dinkel 3801 Boulder St Sexual Assault on a Child in a Position of Trust Lowell Hill 3036 High Drive Sexual Assault on a Child Daniel Morales-Gutierrez [...]

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Board meeting agenda for Monday, Oct. 11

The Board of Education will meet Monday, Oct. 11, at the District 6 Administration Building, 1025 Ninth Ave. The agenda includes a public work session at 4 p.m., and a regular business meeting beginning at 7 p.m. The regular meeting will be televised live on Comcast Cable channel 16 in Greeley and Evans. 4 p.m. [...]

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Evans residents get big day of family fun for little cost

Story and photos By Jack Minor     The recent Evans Fest celebration provided for a fun family time on a budget. Early birds to the fest were able to enjoy a pancake breakfast, a 5K run and 1 mile walk and then a parade near City Park. Hope, a resident who lives on the [...]

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Lori Lynn Dyer

October 27, 1963 ~ September 2, 2010 Lori Lynn Dyer of Greeley died Thursday, September 2, 2010 in Hospice and Palliative Care Unit, Greeley.  She was born October 27, 1963 in Greeley to Raymond Allen and Stella Irene (Baca) Brown.  She graduated from Greeley West High School.  After graduation she attended Aims College and the [...]

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District 6 to honor 190 students who earned “triple advanced” scores on their CSAP tests

For a student to earn an advanced score on just one of his or her CSAP tests is quite an accomplishment. So when a student earns three advanced ratings – in reading, writing and math – that’s even more noteworthy. A review of individual student data from the recently released 2010 CSAP exam results shows [...]

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District 6 Grads Remediation Rate/Suspicious Spending Questioned: Board President Resigns

By Mike Bauman More than 4 in 10 District 6 graduates need remedial classes when entering college. According to the Colorado Commission on Higher Education’s 2009 LEGISLATIVE REPORT ON REMEDIAL EDUCATION (source: http://highered.colorado.gov/Publications/Reports/Remedial/FY2009/2009_Remedial_relfeb10.pdf), a large percentage of District 6 high-school graduates are not making the grade when it comes to higher education.  The report lists the [...]

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Max O. Hobbs

March 11, 1924 ~ July 18, 2010 Max O. Hobbs of Greeley passed away Sunday, July 18, 2010 at Hospice of Northern Colorado.  He was born to Leo D. and Adda (Haight) Hobbs in New Raymer Colorado on March 11, 1924, and attended school at New Raymer Meeker Jr. High and Greeley Central. Max went [...]

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“Everybody Draw Mohammed Day”

By Mike Bauman On April 21st the Comedy Central cartoon “South Park” aired an episode that had originally depicted the Islamic prophet Mohammed as one of its characters. “South Park” has a long history of poking fun at the world’s religions, but Muslim extremist groups were not amused. Extremist websites threatened the network and the [...]

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I am an American.

At the Cinco de Mayo celebration, students from Greeley Central performed a rousing skit about immigration and discrimination. With about 30 immigrants on stage from a variety of countries, each showed a small flag of their native country, then flipped the art to reveal  America’s stars and stripes. Each proudly proclaimed, “I am an American.” [...]

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